Riippumattomilta

Riippumattomilta is a Finnish inflected form meaning “from the independents” or “by the independents.” It is the elative plural form of the adjective-noun phrase riittumattomat/the independents, used to refer to a group described as independent. The base adjective riippumaton means independent or unbiased, free from control by others. When used as a noun describing a group, riippumattomat can take various case endings, of which riippumattomilta is the elative plural form.

Formation and grammar

In Finnish, elative indicates movement from or origin and is marked by the suffix -ilta/-iltä in the plural. Hence riippumattomilta functions as the elative plural form of the noun phrase referring to independent actors. The form is typically used with verbs or prepositions that require the elative, to denote source or basis, for example in references to statements, data, or actions originating from independents.

Usage

Riippumattomilta appears primarily in formal writing, journalism, and political discourse when identifying the source of information or actions as coming from independent actors. It can modify phrases such as tahoilta (from independent bodies) or lähteiltä (from independent sources). The term is not a standalone lexical item beyond its inflected form; it derives from riippumaton, with riippumattomat used for the plural nominative and riippumattomilta for the elative plural.

Related terms

Related concepts include riippumattomuus (independence, the quality of being independent) and riippumaton (independent, unbiased). The form riippumattomilta is one of several case forms used to express source or origin in Finnish.